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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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wards and some other particulars also relating to the census-year
1871:—
| Name of Ward. Holy Trinity, Brompton | Area in statute acres 439 | Inhabited houses 1871. 3,224 | Population 1871. 22,128 | Rateable annual value of property 1871. £246,716 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John, Not ting Hill and St. James, Norland | 905 | 7,730 | 62,475 | £365,012 |
| St. Mary Abbotts | 846 | 4,781 | 35,696 | £323,992 |
| 2,190 | 15,735 | 120,299 | £935,720 |
In respect of the number of inhabited houses, population, and rateable
value, the parish has undergone great development since 1871. The
inhabited houses are now more than twenty thousand in number,
while the value of rateable property has increased so largely that a
penny rate produces upwards of six thousand pounds. The number of
houses newly brought into rating in 1879, exceeded 700; and
building operations are still in progress at a rate which threatens
in a few vears to absorb all available land.
The subjoined table, shows the growth of population and rateable value of property since the beginning of the century :—
| The Year. | Population. | Rateable value of Property. | The Year. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 8,556 | £75,916 | 1823 |
| 1821 | 14,428 | 93,397 | 1833 |
| 1841 | 26,834 | 142,772 | 1843 |
| 1851 | 44,053 | 257,103 | 1853 |
| 1861 | 70,108 | 375,333 | 1860 |
| 1871 | 120,299 | 590,711 | 1865 |
| 1879 (July) | 156,250 | 817,326 | 1876 |
| 1,442,541 (April) | 1880 |
Registration Sub-Districts.—For registration purposes, the parish
is unequally divided into two sub-districts, viz., "Kensington Town,"
(hereinafter for brevity designated " Town "), and " Broinpton." The
area of the Town sub-district is 1497 acres, of Brompton 693 acres ;
total 2,190.* The estimated population of the Town sub-district, at
the middle of the year was 116,050, and of Brompton 40,200 ; total
* The acreage of the parish is here given on the authority of the RegistrarGeneral.
In your Vestry's report, the acreage is stated to be 2,245.